Blood Money: Analyzing the Mechanisms of Hidden Cognitive Warfare

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of cognitive warfare, deconstructing the mechanisms of covert manipulation known as 'Blood Money.' The text examines how contemporary incentive infrastructure and recommendation algorithms influence the neuromodulation of social behavior, leading to normative asymmetry and deliberative fatigue. The authors point to the instrumentalization of crises such as fentanyl logistics and narrative engineering as tools for destabilizing states. A key conclusion is the need to abandon the illusion of individual control in favor of building systemic epistemic mechanisms and restoring the conditions for public understanding. The publication offers a unique perspective on the attention economy and soft cultural colonization, providing tools for understanding and resisting attacks on human consciousness in the age of information overstimulation.